Getafe Club de Futbol (Spanish pronunciation: [khe'tafe'klub de "fudbol[khe'tafe]) Also known as Getafe is a professional football team that is based in Getafe located within the Community of Madrid. The club is part of La Liga, the highest league within the Spanish football system. The stadium that the team plays in (owned and managed by the municipal government) is the Coliseum Alfonso Perez which was inaugurated in 1998 and is able to accommodate 17,393 spectators. The club was established in 1946, and was reestablished in 1983.
After being promoted into La Liga for the first time in 2004, Getafe participated in the highest stage in Spanish football for 12 years between 2004 and the year 2016 and then again in the year 2017.
The main rivalry for the club is with neighbors Leganes which are located in the vicinity of Getafe as well as an informal rivalry with Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
